Planned Parenthood Urges Congress, CMS To Protect Reproductive Care

Planned Parenthood officials called on Congress, CMS and state Medicaid directors to take immediate steps to protect access to abortion, contraceptives and other sexual and reproductive health services, asking CMS to ensure states cover abortions allowed by the Hyde Amendment and allow free provider choice, Medicaid chiefs to seek adequate abortion funding from state legislators, and Congress to codify abortion rights. The requests come as congressional Democrats and members of the Biden-Harris administration gear up for a potential Supreme Court...